After Pavel Zacha fought to avenge an early hit on David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand jumped in to defend his teammate at the end of the first period.

The bad blood between the Bruins and Panthers erupted in the first period of Monday's game with multiple fights and bad hits.

Pastrnak has four points through three games and has found the scoresheet at least once each time out. This is a good matchup for him to pile up the shots, and that generally leads to success, either from Pastrnak scoring himself or his shooting, creating rebound opportunities for others to pounce on.

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It’s the first full week of the NHL season and we have a large slate to choose from. There are a few interesting matchups, so let’s look at the games to target. More NHL Betting Advice Top Bettor Picks for NHL NHL Best Betting Odds NHL Betting Strategy Our NHL Prop Bet Cheat Sheet assists

The new Bruins season gets underway Tuesday night against a familiar foe, as Boston will take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

The Bruins don’t look as imposing as usual, and that’s led to a sizable drop in their forecast: 97.3 points and a 71 percent chance at the playoffs. That still makes them a likely playoff team, but it’s more likely they’ll be in the wild-card race rather than hunting for another division crown.

The Panthers, who have lost two in a row, will be without center Aleksander Barkov, right wing Justin Sourdif, and left wing Tomas Nosek. Matthew Tkachuk is day-to-day.